The management of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) have sent their congratulatory messages to their former Coach Daniel Ogunmodede.
The former head coach has finally teamed up with Portuguese side, CD Feirense and has resumed duties immediately as the Assistant to the Head Coach, Rui Ferreira.
Ogunmodede joined the Sky Blue Stars as an Assistant Coach and was in charge as Head Coach of the Youth Team in 2015 where they were runners-up in the Metro League played in Lagos.
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He was an assistant to Nduka Ugbade when the team had the first ever promotion into the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL in 2016.
According to part of the statement by the club, Ogunmodede has helped some players travelled to Europe.
“When the club established a youth system in 2016, Daniel Ogunmodede was assigned to head the academy and helped to produced young talented players who, some have traveled to Europe and some promoted into the senior side of the club under his watch.
“In 2017, he became the pioneer Director of the Youth Football Development and have helped develop some players who are outside the shores of the country.
“Coach Ogunmodede also qualified the Youth Team of the club for the Federations Cup after coming second in the Ogun State FA Cup and the team went ahead to defeat Bendel Insurance at the Akure Township Stadium to qualify for the round 16 of the competition.
“In 2020, Daniel Ogunmodede was appointed the Head Coach of the senior team and the pioneer Director of the Youth Football Development.
He also secured the team’s return to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) before the appointment of Gbenga Ogunbote who took over from him.